Director Bernard MacMahon faced skepticism from Robert Plant regarding the viability of a Led Zeppelin documentary due to the limited availability of interviews, notably from drummer John Bonham. However, after witnessing MacMahon’s work on American Epic, Plant, Jimmy Page, and John Paul Jones eventually agreed to participate. The documentary, titled Becoming Led Zeppelin, explores the band's early years up until the success of Led Zeppelin II, emphasizing the need for unheard Bonham material to enrich the narrative, leading to an intensive search for it.
We were searching and searching and searching. It was imperative to have his voice.
Robert said to me, 'I don't think you can make this film. We didn't do interviews. We didn't do television. There's just not enough.'
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